Washington Township, Adair County, Iowa

Township in Iowa, United States

41°12′00″N 094°38′21″W / 41.20000°N 94.63917°W / 41.20000; -94.63917Country

United StatesState

IowaCountyAdairArea

• Total35.62 sq mi (92.25 km²) • Land35.56 sq mi (92.1 km²) • Water0.06 sq mi (0.16 km²)Elevation

^[1]

1,178 ft (359 m)Population

(2010)

• Total145 • Density4.1/sq mi (1.6/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)FIPS code19-94443^[2]GNIS feature ID0468899

Washington Township is one of seventeen townships in Adair County, Iowa, USA. At the 2010 census, its population was 145.^[3]

History

Washington Township was organized in 1854.^[4]

Geography

Washington Township covers an area of 35.62 square miles (92.3 km²) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains six cemeteries: Avondale, Campbell, Garner, Mormon, Winn and Witt.

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "IA - Washington township". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 9, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
^ Kilburn, Lucian Moody (1915). History of Adair County, Iowa, and Its People, Volume 1. Pioneer Publishing Company. p. 173.